Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury was given a guard of honour by the state at the Central Shaheed Minar at around 12:30pm on Thursday.
His body was taken to the Shaheed Minar from the mortuary of BIRDEM around 10:00am, and People from all walks of life paid their last respects.
Dr Zafrullah’s first namaz-e-janaza will be held at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the city around 2:30pm.
His body will be taken to Savar’s Gono Bishwabidyalay campus at 10am on Friday. After Jum’ah prayers, the second namaz-e-janaza will be held on the university campus.
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury passed away on Tuesday night. He was 81. He breathed his last at around 11 pm at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in Dhaka.
